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The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22

Twenty clerks in a store, twenty
hands in a printing office, twenty ap-
prenticos in ship.yard, twenty men
in village-all want to get on in the
world, and expect to do so. One of
the clerks will become a partner and
make fortune; one of the compositors
will own a newspaper and become an
influential citizens; one of the appren-
tices will become master builder; one
of the villagers will get a handsome
farm and will live like a patriarch
but which one is the lucky individual 2
Lucky ! There IS no luck about it.
This thing Is almost as certain as the
rule of three. The young fellow who
will distance his competitors is he
who will master his business, who pre-
serves his integrity, who lives cleauly
and purely, who devotes his leisure to
the acquisition of knowledge, who
gains friends by deserving them, and
who saves his spare money. There
are some ways to fortune shorter than
this old, dusty highway, but the
staunch men of the community, the
men who achieve something really
worth having - good fortune, good
name, and serene old age--all go on
this road,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22

N. 0. City Item! The Item had
the pleasure of meeting Mr., II. G.
Minor, of Terrebonne, last evening.
That gentleman says he has never seen
a more promising outlook for a sugar
crop than there is this year. More
pIowing and more planting were done
in the fall than ever before, and there
is more seed saved than there was
year ago. He also says at no previous
time were the planters SO literally sup.
piled with stores of corn and hay as
they are this season.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22

II, LaFoussihi, proprietor Of the II,
3. Lee hat store, corner Of Canal and
Bourbon streets, New Orleans, has
bought the TonFo buildings on Canal
street, for ssab,000 cash, This plFs
chase Is said TO be the largest cash
sale Of commercial propeFty that eyer
took place II that sitg
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22

There recently arrived at Atlanta,
Ca, to be used on the Atlanta Il Char
lotte railroad, two of the largest en-
gines in the world. The cylinders are
20x24 and the drivers are so inches,
There are ouly three more engines on
this continent like these-one in Cali
fornia, one in Delaware, which are
used for hauling coal, and the other
in Brazil, South America, which has
been abandoned on account of being
too heavy for the road and trestle,
These engines will pull thirty loaded
cars over the Atlanta n Charlotte road,
and on any level road it can pull eighty
cars, They have eight driving-wheels,
four on each side, with automatic air
brakes attached to each wheel, also on
the wheels under the der,-Atlanta
Consultation.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22
CURE FOR PILES.

Piles are frequently preceded by a sense Of
weight In the back, loins and lower part of
the abdomen, causing the patient to suppose
he has some affection of the kidneys or neigh
boring organs. At times, symptoms Of indl-
gestiOn are present, fatulencY, uneaslness of
the stomach, etc, A moisture like persplra-
tion, producing a very dlsagreeable itching,
after getting warm, is common attendant.
Blind, Bleeding and Itching Piles yield at
once to the application of DR.. BOsanko's Pile
Remedy, which acts directly upon the parts
affected, absorbing the Tumors, allaying the
intense itching, and etfecting permanent
cure. Price so cents. Address The DR.. Bo-
sanco Medicine Co., Piqua, o. Sold by NM.
MEYER.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22
DR.. launn's Liver TlIIIs

Removes Constipation prevents Malaria
cures Dyspepsia, and gives new life to
the system, Only one for dose. Free
Samples st WM, MEEERs.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22
geak!is, George \ Gaines,

Read What Druggists and Others say about u:
CHESTER, Trinity Co., Tex, Oct. 8, '85.
Messrs II. D. Conkliil d Co., Houston !:
DEAR SIRs-Your shipment of first inst,
including two doZ. /. x. l.. Chill Cure, re-
ceiVed. Please forward by Express three doz.
more, as have only four bottles left.
I. X. L. Chill Cure has taken the lead of
all the Chill and Fever medicines Ihave han
died for years. IcdRt keep enough eft.
Yours respectfully, -
NJ NJ JFNNINn9
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22

The iron and steel trade of the
United States in 1886 was active, but
it is expected to be still more active
in 1887,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22

Opelousas Courier From onr New
Orleans exchanges We learn that the
impression prevails, both IN Baton
Rouge and New Orleans, that John
sonhier, who escaped same weeks ago
from the peniteatiary, Is lurking
around his home Ia 81 Landry His
confederate, Boasao, is said % be in
Spanish Honduras,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22

-Mofseis Agne Magnets are sold by
WM MRFER, nndeF guarantee, Then
why suffer longer
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22

The great remedy for Kidney aud
fiEer diseases, sold bg WM MRRER,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22

Remember Morse's Agae and Ma
lRgsal Magnets cures Biiliouspess, Sick
Headache, Fever and AgHe, Dumb
chilis, and MalaEia. WM, MExER, Lake
Ghasaas, IA,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22

Never make Sleeps eyes at young
lady who is possessed of big brother.
Ho might lamb yon,-7ranscript,
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22
Rnel.Ien,s ArnIea saIre.

No, my son, cars provided with
hunks are not necessarily eaFbunkles.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22

This is to certify that have never known
|. X. L. Chill Cure to fail in single instance.
| have used It In my family with delightful
results, and can cheerfully recommend It to
any one annoyed with malaria in any form,
especially chills and fever malarial and in
termittent feyers. J. W. CRAWFORD,
Houston, Texas.
mar1386-ly.
The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-01-22

sahaarIbe q % Eaao I0F lasl,
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-25
A War Story.


When J0hnson's army was about
twelve miles from Vieksburg orders
were issued that death would be the
portion of any man who fired a gun,
chopped with an AK or made any noise
whatever. The confederates were in
the rear of Grant, and they were in
terested in keeping quiet asout it.
One day some Of the soldiers noticed
that some wild bees had selected an old
dead tree as the depository for their
honey. Away up in the top the little
workers could be seen storing their
sweets. The soldiers looked upon them
with longing eyes. How !. to get the
honey was problem. A single blow
with an AK would be punished with
DEATH One day q, .coultryman came
along and drew rein near the bee tree.
He went into camp there and when
he started to build his fire one Of the
soldiers said: @A ~.
"My friend, why don't you build
your fire up against that dead tree?"
Would anybody keer9" he asked.
'Of course not.
The result was the eountryman built
his fire against the dead tree and the
tree caught fire. When the country
man departed next day he left the tree
ablaze. 1t burned slowly that day and
gradually the bees were smoked out.
With anxious and impatient eyes the
soldiers watched the fire. About the
middle of the third day the old tree
came down with crash that could be
heard for mile. The soldiers lit up
on the honey like dogs ppon lame
coon. When the excited officers reach
ed the scene they were informed that
a countryman had fired the tree. By
that time, however, the countryman
was fifty miles away.-Atlantd Consti-
tuition -. ..-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-25
An Awkward Mistake.

A clubman relates at his own ex-
pense the following "Reminiscences of his
visit to London last summer: Wishing
to take advantage of the alleged cheap
ness of clothing in London, he carried
with him no more than he actually
needed for the voyage, and on his
arrival ,osted up to London in his
steamer dress, TO find an important
dinner engagement awaiting him. only
a few days off. 1t was an extremely
hot day and he was tired, but he went
at once to the establishment Of d tailor
who had been recommended, and asked
to see the proprietor. Mr.. x. That
gentleman appeared, and the following
conversation took place: "You are
Mr.. XP" the American asked. "Yes,"
was the laconic reply. "Well," con-
tinued the American, 81 met your
customer, Mr.. A., on the steamer, I've
just landed from, and he advised me to
come and see you before looking any
where else" seBut really, my man, !"
the tailor said, looking the dusty,
trayel-stained visitor over from head
to foot 81 am awfuliy sorry not to
oblige Mr.. A.. don't you know, but
really we don't need any more help ut
present" The American Is neither
vain nor lacking in sense Of the ludi-
crous, so that instead of becoming
mortally offended, as many might have
done, he simply laughed and explained
that he wanted some work done him
self, anh on this footing he was treated
with consideration designed to atone
for so awkward q mistake. Boston
Cor. Providence Journal.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-25
----S
A Chinook Wind.

A Bostonian, who has Just returned
from flying trip to Portl I'D, Oregon,
relates how he left Chicago with the
mercury at zero, and went on to find il
constantly sinking, until with two loco
motives it was difficult to get up steam
enough to drag the train; and with q
roaring fire in the ears * was still nee
essary to keep muffied in furs to be
anything nearly comfortable. He says
that in crossing snowy plains through
Dakota, when everybody was bundled
up to the eyes, man accustomed to
the country suddenly threw back his
heavy ulster collar, exclaiming:
There, we've struck Chinook wind.
Now we are all right. I'm going Out
on the platform.
Those not accustomed to the idiosyn-
crasies of the American climate in that
especial locality regarded the man rs
beside himself, but when the platform
was visited by the more daring ones il
was discovered that the temperature
was that of mild spring day. The
snow everywhere was visibly melting
with much rlpidity, and the mysterious
wind seemed to have blown in new
season. The name of this warm breeze
is the same as that of a tribe of Indians
Iof British Columbia, who perhaps man
Iufacture it, and it is said to be so warm
that it destroys three or four feet Of
snow in a single night. The gentleman
who relates this thcrmic voyage closes
by relating how. when he arrived in
Portland, pansies were blooming in the
garden beds, and mildness had posses
sion of the land; an ending which is es-
pecially effective in these frozen days.
- ropsdemce fMs. ] l0ayssak
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-25
Andorer,s ch.mplon. Eoopoml.t.

THAT hoard Of old Paine's," said an
ancient Andoverian, ''reminds me Of q
story of one of our champion econom.
lists, who lived near the, theological
seminary. He was mighty professor
in his day, and set so close an example
of thrift that If the old adage about a
penny saved being,a pound earned had
been true, he could have made Andoyer
Seminary the richest foundation in the
Union.
One day he stopped in at one Of our
town stores to buy hat. The shop
man showed him two--one for IS and
one for IS. While the old gentleman
stood hesitating, the salesman said
blandly: ..if you win permit me. pro
fessor, should be pleased to make
you a present Of this hat" holding out
the most expensive one.
The professor took 1t, tried It on
again, shaped it tenderly to his white
head, and replied sweetly: ssOh, thank
you, am very much obliged to you,
but what did you say the price wasP''
Give dollars, answered the shop
man, bowling: .'but nothing to you
sir"
"Well, really thank you very
much, but If 1t is all the same to you
think viii take the IS and you can
give me the difference in change q
tAink yoa said.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-25

The interior Of the Washington mon-
ument vas lighted from top u b6ttom
with seyentysfive incaudescent electric
lights. and the eject was very strik-
ing. writes . correspondent Of the Bos-
ton Herald The object q the iliumi-
nation Was TO ascertain II the electric.
lighting apparatus h IN order, - Il
had been somewhat disaFTzneed By
the contractors IN recomstFucting ne
elevator. The monument VIII not be
lighted regularly until there Is sons
| provision Tor running the new .pssssn-
ger elevator. The electric, : HGhfing
plant was provided for By ~ appro-
priation for completing the monnment.
e. was the elevator, but Tiers u
need Of congressional iegisl1hOn and
appropriation before either can be put
into regular operation. Then Visitors
win no longer have to t<atnR up nad
down Eve hundred feet Of Iron stair
way, BY the dim and Aiekeffhg ifRhf Of
candles provided by fbeniselyes, but
win be lifted rapidly through tie long
shaft, which win be kept aIE66et e
light ~ day. The motive power Tor
the elevator win also run the dynano
engine. which lies alongside tie eleva-
tor engine under the ternSce u The
base Of the monument. The likhfs
are atfhe stairway landing, and are
fastened to brackets extending from
the iron framework In the center Of
the shaft. There are four tights at the
Hxra ,..a6 fs,4 lo.,al k<s.. 90 ~ ~
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-25
Al Curiosity Of Commerce.

Along the northeast coast of Africa,
south of Cape Guardafui, there are no
towns worth mentioning for some hum
dreds Of miles. The Somali natives
who live along the coast have had
scarcely any dealings with white
traders. A little while ago smart
firm in Alden made up their minds that
by maintaining regular communica-
tons with this coast they would be able
to build up q good trade. They there
fore bought a little steam vessel and
sent their agents along the coast to tell
the natives that at certain times, if
they would look out on the sea, they
would see a steamer coming, laden
with beautiful goods, to give them in
exchange for hides, palm oil, and the
other products of the Somali region.
The little vessel has now made
several trips, and the experiment has
proved a great success. Knowing that
they may expect the steamer at the
date fixed the natives from many miles
in the interior flock to the shore at the
different points where the vessel stops.
n AdLBO CEOWu Wcl UuTucIcO Will OU-
jects of exchange await the steamer,
which anchors off the coast while
trading boats put ashore, and lively
market is soon in progress where few
hours before nothing could be seen but
the understanding sands that border
this coast.
The goods that are most in demand
among these new customers of the
whites are Venetian glassware and
American cotton shirtings. They drive
very, fair bargains, and it l. noteworthy
that the poor stuffs they bougEat first
they now discard for better goods.
The same keenness has been observed
among other African natives. The
Congo tribes, for instance, will not
touch now the poor jackkniyes and
flimsy cottons they were greedy for a
few years ago. The grades of goods
that the Congo State now takes to
Africa for bartering purposes along the
river cost, on an average, from sixty
to hundred per cent more than the
goods that were sold TO the natives six
or seven years ago.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-25
/, Hls Plan . Re His Landl.dz.

'.Do you know I'm a foOIP'' excited
Fly said an Olive street man. II rented
. furnished house from a woman"
"What Of that9''
What of that? Oh, nothing Of Il,
only the devil of 1t, that's all. Here I'm
stuck for a year in furnished house,
and here is the owner running I'm every
day TO see II we are running the furni-
ture. No matter If we have company
or not, it's all the same TO her, and
every acquaintance Of mine IN town
knows that rent furnished house,
and my wife is 50 harassed that she Il
growing hysterical. It's all right,
however; I have one consolation. I've
got friend in the same boat, only he
Is in worse fix"
ssSo?"
"Yes. He rented house ON Lafay-
cite avenue, west of Jefferson, and
signed an iron-clad lease for q year.
It's the allfiredest lease you ever saw,
rs it gives her the privileges to drop In
rs often as she pleases, to see If every
thing is all right. Well. that woman
is always dropping in. She lives ON
the West side, between Lindell and
Bell avenues, but that makes no differ
ence. Cold, or rain, or mud, or fhun-
der and lightning don't keep her from
dropping in She beats any seventy
seven women in seven states as drop
perrin" The other day she went right
into his parlor, got down on her knees,
and struck o match to see If the carpet
was worn any, and that carpet is four
years old. Then she rearranged the
furniture. and said il must be left a.
she fixed it, because she used to keep
1t that way. She gave the hired girl
Instructions how to run the furnace,
told her to sweep off the steps, told the
tenants that they were using the parlor
too much, and suggested that they take
the hired girls room for . comm6 ~
ting-room, and capped fhe climax 81
sending woman down 70 cover ali the
furniture with cheap cretonne. Moe
of the furniture she bought when she
first furnished the house eight years
ago. There are three houses in the
block. The other two rent for SIS and
my friend pays $3.50 month for
the use of some furniture. But he il
going to fix her."
"How can he do ftp"
"Move out and sublet the house for
e25 to man with eight children. Then
she viii abrogate the lease" Louis
Critic.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-25
4. Ler rIn,seA,a..


..O-a, breF rabbit, yer legs Is mighty lighti''
"fas, brer dog, I'm gwine take 'em out q
sight"
"Ho. brer rabbit, yer mustache mighty mel
"Yo, brer dog, I'm gwine ter keep Il mine"
20, brer rabbit, yer eyes is mighty largel"
"Yar, bFer dog, en- de show me bow ii
dodge"
$50, brer rabbit yer skin Il mighty sleeki"
"Yar, brer dog, en- i low ter move Il quick"
"wo, brer rabbit, yer foots Il mighty roun'I'
$50, brer dog, I'm gwine lay 'em on Dc
Rr0un."
20, brer rabbit, yer yeahs Is mighty thinf'
~Yas, brer dog, en- IN gine 'em ter de WIN"
,'wah. brer rabbit, yer jumpin' mighty goodi'
''Yar, brer dog, en- hit takes me to de wood"
'Yi. Sror rabbit ant yOu trOttin' kinder
-YAr, bTer dog, butI ant agettin' tame"
"HOle up, mp ersr rabbit yer keep too faE q
'so-so, brer dog, sit back by-m-byms."
al bEsr rshbls, yer cuts sr pretty shiDei..
-BiVouao.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-25
wolves "A Herder..

A few days ago, while hunting ante
lope on the divide between Horse and
Adobe Creeks, came in sight Of q
band Of wolves, thirty or more, which
were closely herding about 200 head Of
range cattle. My curiosity to learn
their object induced me to remain q
couple of days in seeing distance toaob-
serve their actions. When my atten-
ton was first drawn to the wolves they
were together in the rear Of the cattle,
but very soon they separated and sur
Ieounded the gradually outspreading
herd and chased the animals together.
They would then await the notions Of
an apparent leader, who would run in
to the bunch, cut out q calf, when the
rest would rush to him, help throw
and and hastily tear out its entrails.
Thus mangled they would leave it,
separate, and run swiftly to surround
the now fleeing cattle, again round
them up, single out another cali. throw
and leave it in dying condition. If
any of the older animals hung back
and showed fight they would be in
stantly hamstringed and left thus dis
abled. In no instance did the wolves
seem disposed to further mutilate these
older animals. This maneuvering was
repeated time and again until the
wolves must have satiated their taste
for blood. Then these varmints SEEM
ed to be inspired by the teaching Of
the author, emusic hath charms to
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-25
A co.operafiSe- suocess.

One of the most successful co-opera
tive stores in the country is that Of the
Arlington Cooperative Association at
Lawrence, Mass. TheAeighth quarter
" statement is an exhibit that any
business might be satisfied with The
number of members on October L,
1886 was SOL, and the share, capital
paid up was 1876. The average capi-
tai in use for the year was $3 $40,
The total sales for the year ending
October were $45, Ss4.04; the gross
profits, $8,060.51; the expenses, in
Guiding salaries and interest, $1,000. 10;
the net profits, $3,770.32; the dividend
divided among purchasers was S.
11S.40; the amount carried to sinking
fund, $651 ,92; the interest paid on
capital at per cent was $1S2.07, and
the total return on the average capital
employed was IS, 962x0S, or l0S 19-100
per cent. The gross profits were II
76-100 per cent on sales; the year be-.
fore they were 16 2-100 per cent. The
expenses were only 9 45-l00 per cent
on sales; the year before they were 10
t-lOO per Scntsi lbb hlct pEuItS WtIc
8 31-l00 per cent on sales; the year
before they were 59510O per cent.
The members are those who own share
capital, and share capital receives, only
per cent interest. All profit is dis
tributed among purchasers in proper
ton to their sales. Purchasers who
are not members are allowed one-half
the percentage of dividend that menu
bers receive. Any one may become a
member by paying 81 toward share,
and then leaving his dividends on pur-
ehases to his credit until the share is
paid for, In this way families that
never before had saved cent, and
were habitually in debt to the grocer
are accommodating capital. The store
is open until half paste o'clock Mon
day evenings. o'clock Tuesday and
Thursday evenings, o'clock Wednes-
day afternoon, half past o'clock FRI
day evenings and 10, o'clock Saturday
evenings. A team calls on customers
for orders twice week. Members
perform great deal Of the labor with
out pay and SO keep expenses down. -
Work and Wages.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1887-03-25


Among the publications Of the gov
eminent geological survey IL q volume
giving the altitude ofa large number
Of places In the country. We have Sc
lected from IL the attitudes Of thirty
four capital cities; those Of the capitals
Of five States = Florida, Kentucky,
Louisiana. Mississippi, and Missouri
are not given In the list and 90 are
omitted here. II win be seen that four
are each above the 1. OO0-feet level, ten
more are above 500 feet. nine are be-
tween 500 and 100, and the remaining
eleven are below 100 feet. In every
case where It has been given the alfi-
tude used h that Of the railroad sta
ton. Boston, for instance, is the side
walk In front ef the Boston and Albany
station, and Hartford Is de stafian
here, etc. The following e the rec
ord: